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Nijiro Murakami
村上 虹郎
Murakami Nijiro "Sayonara" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22241650158) (cropped).jpg
Murakami at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
Born (1997-03-17) March 17, 1997 (age 28)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active 2014–present
Agent Decade
Parents
  • Jun Murakami (father)
  • Ua (mother)

Nijiro Murakami (born March 17, 1997) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles in movies and TV shows.

One of his most famous roles was Kaito in the 2014 film Still the Water. This movie was even shown at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. He also got great reviews for his acting in Last of the Wolves (2021). This role earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize. Many people around the world also know him as Shuntaro Chishiya in the Netflix show Alice in Borderland, which aired from 2020 to 2022.

Early Life and Start of Career

Nijiro Murakami was born in Tokyo, Japan, on March 17, 1997. His father is the actor Jun Murakami, and his mother is the singer Ua. He is their only child.

When he was nine years old, his parents divorced. He grew up with his mother, his stepfather, and his three younger half-siblings. While he was still in school, his family moved to Okinawa. Murakami also spent some years studying in Montreal, Canada.

He started his acting career in 2014. His first main role was Kaito in the movie Still the Water. For this role, he won the Best Newcomer Award at the 29th Takasaki Film Festival. In 2015, he began acting in TV shows with Tenshi no Naifu. Later that year, he also starred in a live-action TV movie based on the popular anime series Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. He also appeared in the film Wasurenai to Chikatta Boku ga Ita.

As a voice actor, he is well-known for being the voice of Hiro Shishigami. This character is from the anime version of the Inuyashiki manga series.

Movies and TV Shows

Nijiro Murakami has acted in many movies and television series. Here are some of his notable works:

Film Roles

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2014 Still the Water Kaito Naomi Kawase Lead role
As the Gods Will Haruhiko Yoshikawa Takashi Miike
2015 Forget Me Not Takashi Hayama Kei Horie Lead role
Sayonara Yamashita Kōji Fukada
2016 Destruction Babies Shōta Ashihara Tetsuya Mariko Lead role
The Firefly Summers Kimihide Ryūichi Hiroki
Kuroi Bōdō Ken'ichi Ugana
2017 Mukoku Tōru Haneda Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Second Summer, Never See You Again Satoshi Shinohara Kenji Nakanishi Lead role
Miracles of the Namiya General Store Shota Kobayashi Ryūichi Hiroki
Harunareya Mikio Nishimura Bunji Sotoyama Short film
Amy Said Shunya Hasebe Taishi Muramoto
2018 Isle of Dogs Hiroshi (voice) Wes Anderson American film
Hanalei Bay Takahashi Daishi Matsunaga
The Gun Tōru Nishikawa Masaharu Take Lead role
2019 Chiwawa Nagai Ken Ninomiya
They Say Nothing Stays the Same Genzō Joe Odagiri
The Promised Land Hiro Nogami Takahisa Zeze
I Was a Secret ... Akira Kojima Kōichirō Miki
2020 Sasaki in My Mind Sudo Takuya Uchiyama
Soirée Shota Iwamatsu Bunji Sotoyama Lead role
2021 Last of the Wolves Kōta "Chinta" Chikada Kazuya Shiraishi
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai Okada Izō Masato Harada
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Okita Sōji Keishi Ōtomo
Pretenders Sekai Izuru Kumasaka
2022 The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie Senri Hasukabe Hiroshi Nishitani
2023 Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 Kazutora Hanemiya Tsutomu Hanabusa
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2 Kazutora Hanemiya Tsutomu Hanabusa
Heartless Aragaki Daichi Sugimoto
Kyrie Fūkin Shunji Iwai
2024 The Yin Yang Master Zero Tachibana no Yasuie Shimako Satō

Television Roles

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015 Tenshi no Naifu Jun Maruyama Wowow
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi Fuji TV Lead role; TV movie
2016 Utsukushiki Mittsu no Uso Shogo Tachiki Fuji TV Episode 2
Shibuya Rei-chōme Ogito Fuji TV, FOD
Botanical Life of Verandar 3 Keni'ichi Hiiragi NHK BS-P Episode 4
Brass Dreams Hiroto Aoshima TBS
Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira Ryo Doguchi Wowow Episode 5
2017 Dead Stock Riku Tsuneta TV Tokyo Lead role
Inuyashiki Hiro Shishigami Fuji TV Animation
2018 The Black Company Ryuichi Kurata Fuji TV Two
In This Corner of the World Tetsu Mizuhara TBS
2019 Les Misérables: Owari na Kitabiji Takumi Watanabe Fuji TV TV movie
2020 MIU 404 Yoshitaka Kosaka TBS Episode 6
2020–2022 Alice in Borderland Shuntaro Chishiya Netflix 2 seasons
2021 Iki wo Hisomete Shinpei Miyashita Hulu Episode 3
2021–22 Come Come Everybody Isamu Kijima NHK Asadora
2022 10 Count to the Future Momosuke Saijō TV Asahi
The Forbidden Magic Shingo Koshiba Fuji TV TV movie

Awards and Nominations

Nijiro Murakami has received several awards and nominations for his acting.

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominated Work(s) Result Ref.
Japan Academy Film Prize 2018 Best Supporting Actor Mukoku Nominated
2022 Last of the Wolves Nominated
Kinema Junpo Awards 2017 Best New Actor Destruction Babies Won
Mainichi Film Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor Last of the Wolves Nominated
TAMA Film Awards 2016 Best New Actor Destruction Babies, Sayonara, The Firefly Summers Won
Special Award (as an ensemble) Destruction Babies Won
Takasaki Film Festival 2015 Best New Actor Still the Water Won
Tokyo International Film Festival 2018 Gemstone Award The Gun Won
Yokohama Film Festival 2017 Best Newcomer Destruction Babies Won
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